From the Archive: Page 103: Dareth Ly: Survivor of Khmer Rouge Becomes Missionary to Cambodia
The Unfolding
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🗓️ 4 November 2022
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
In 1975 when the Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia, Dareth Ly was 7 years old. He spent most of the next 4 years in a work camp, barely surviving starvation and torture. When he landed in the U.S. as an orphan, he forced himself to forget everything about Cambodia. He knew he would never go back. But God can take what others meant for evil and turn it for good. (Caution for parents: this story contains episodes of violence and is not appropriate for children.)
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, this is Meredith. We have been taking the last few weeks to work on our next 10 new episodes of the unfolding. |
| 0:07.8 | I have traveled all around gathering stories, Roanoke, Indiana, Columbia, Tennessee, and points all around. |
| 0:15.3 | We're going to kick off our new episodes next Friday, November 11th. I cannot wait for you to hear these stories. But this week, |
| 0:22.8 | we're going to share one more amazing story from the archives. Page 103 of the unfolding is the |
| 0:30.3 | story of Darth Lee. And when we came out, we thought that the war was over. And in so many ways, |
| 0:36.9 | we were glad. We thought that we can return over and in so many ways we were glad. |
| 0:38.0 | We thought that we can return to live somewhat a normal life. |
| 0:42.6 | But what we didn't know was that our nightmares, they were just beginning. |
| 0:47.3 | God's story has been unfolding. |
| 0:50.8 | Since the beginning of time. |
| 0:53.9 | He invites you to be a part of it. |
| 1:00.2 | Another page in the unfolding. |
| 1:15.5 | Hey, this is Meredith Foster. |
| 1:23.0 | From 1975 to 1979, Cambodia was ruled by the radical communist group, the Khmer Rouge. |
| 1:26.1 | It was a time of horror, bloodshed, and genocide. |
| 1:31.2 | It's among the darkest periods in human history, when nearly a quarter of the population of Cambodia, about two million people, died. |
| 1:34.0 | When the Khmer Rouge took over, Darth Lee was only seven years old. |
| 1:37.8 | Separated from his family, he experienced atrocities that most of us can't even imagine. |
| 1:43.9 | I think Darth's story is an important one to hear, |
| 1:46.8 | but if you're listening in the car or someplace where kids can hear, you're probably going to |
| 1:51.3 | want to wait and listen another time. This story includes violence, torture, and death. It's a very |
| 1:57.3 | heavy story, but also an incredibly hopeful one. |
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